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Name：Forts and Castels, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Area：West Africa
Country：Ghana
Registered Year：1979Type：Natural Heritage
Criteria：(viii)(ix)(x)See description of criteria
Brief Description：The remains of fortified trading-posts, erected between 1482 and 1786, can still be seen along the coast of Ghana between Keta and Beyin. They were links in the trade routes established by the Portuguese in many areas of the world during their era of great maritime exploration.